Seringapatam, beseiged by two British armies, was taken by storm on 4 May 1799, despite heroic efforts by the sultan Tippoo Sahib, who perished sword in hand, and the too few French troops. See the article by Georges Spillmann “Opinions anglaises sur la Campagne d'Egypte” in the Revue du souvenir
napoléonien n°291.
The bombardment of Seringapatam, capital of Mysore
